DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/27/2026    Duedate: 03/26/2026

TROCAR ARENA

DM 54    TURN 459

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SAM
THE MUPPETS (20)
(54-2692) [27-15-2,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NERF GUN                       POSITION IS EMPTY
USELESS TOOLS (219)            
(54-3287) [35-13-0,164]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KANJI SAI                      ESCUZME
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        GR8 PL8TS (353)
(54-3456) [17-29-0,97]         (54-3386) [7-5-0,39]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE MUPPETS (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. USELESS TOOLS (219)           38 
2. THE MUPPETS (20)              8     2233 BOURBON ST (362)
3. GR8 PL8TS (353)               6     Unchartered Team
4. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)       2  
5. 2233 BOURBON ST (362)         -3    SHEWISH DINER (335)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     67  27  2 71.3   1/ 2 THE MUPPETS (20)          9  5 0
 2- 2*B.L.A.C.K. (313)           4   2  0 66.7   2/ 1 2233 BOURBON ST (362)     7  8 0
 3/ 3 USELESS TOOLS (219)      411 211 21 66.1   3/ 5 USELESS TOOLS (219)       4  1 0
 4- 4 MASS EFFECT (332)        129  84  5 60.6   4/ 4 GR8 PL8TS (353)           3  3 0
 5/ 6 THE MUPPETS (20)         173 146 12 54.2   5- 3 MASS EFFECT (332)         3  5 0
 6/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  642 619 18 50.9   6/ 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   1  2 0
 7/ 8 GR8 PL8TS (353)           17  18  0 48.6   7- 8*B.L.A.C.K. (313)          0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of TROCAR!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team 2233 BOURBON ST was 
unseated this week as THE MUPPETS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with 
a 3-2-0 record for the round.  CRAZY HARRY caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested MAKER'S MARK and was awarded 18 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, AMERICAN HIGHWAY put down 
BUNSEN HONEYDEW, causing him to lose 16 points of recognition in the process.  
Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster SAM challenged KANJI SAI last 
week in a match to decide the fate of the throne.  Not for nothing has SAM in the 
past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat 
skill yet again.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in TROCAR seem to 
feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  TROCAR, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is MASS EFFECT, a guild shunned and avoided by 
many in the weekly duels.  Apparently the stalwarts of USELESS TOOLS are catching the 
bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  FORTY NINE MILE take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in TROCAR.  A match that raised a few 
eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that TRADER JOE posted a challenge against 
the more highly recognized HUMP DAY.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand 
TRADER JOE was subdued by HUMP DAY.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of 
steel.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way 
he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!  
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in TROCAR.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are 
angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAM 2692                     27  15  2 111         THE MUPPETS (20)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NERF GUN 3287                35  13  0 164         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 GREASED POLE 3490             7   8  2 100         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
-SHEPARD 3541                  7   1  0  98         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 KANJI SAI 3456               17  29  0  97         TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUMP DAY 3384                 9   6  0  87         GR8 PL8TS (353)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAKE TESTER 3481              9  15  0  66         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 GRAND CANYON 3552            11   4  1  64         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
-MORDIN SOLUS 3522             9   7  1  61         MASS EFFECT (332)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY HARRY 3513              8  14  0  56         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 TRADER JOE 3523              10   6  0  54         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 FORTY NINE MILE 3506         11   4  0  52         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 BEAUREGARD 3536               7   6  0  48         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 THE INTERN 3446               7  10  0  47         USELESS TOOLS (219)       
 MAKER'S MARK 3507            10   2  0  39         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 ESCUZME 3386                  7   5  0  39         GR8 PL8TS (353)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAREN 3542                    6   2  0  33         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565         4   4  0  31         2233 BOURBON ST (362)     
 CLASS CLOWN 3494              2   2  0  29         USELESS TOOLS (219)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ZAEED 3543                    6   2  1  21         MASS EFFECT (332)         
 LINK HOGTHROB 3571            2   1  0  16         THE MUPPETS (20)          
 BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567          2   2  0   9         THE MUPPETS (20)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LICHTA 2962                   1   0  0   4         B.L.A.C.K. (313)          

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IMA HYBO 3492           0  1 0 GR8 PL8TS 353        GRALL ONE-EAR          459 NONE
BIG MEAN CARL 3480     16 12 2 THE MUPPETS 20       GREASED POLE 3490      456  
VERGINIUS 3533          2  6 1 WHITE SLAYERS 363    ZAEED 3543             455 NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IMA HYBO was butchered by GRALL ONE-EAR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SAM unbelievably bested KANJI SAI in a 4 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
TRADER JOE was vanquished by HUMP DAY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
CAKE TESTER narrowly defeated FORTY NINE MILE in a exciting 3 minute Challenge fight.
BEAUREGARD unbelievably bested ESCUZME in a popular 4 minute bloody Challenge duel.
CLASS CLOWN beat LINK HOGTHROB in a 2 minute master vs. novice Challenge brawl.
NERF GUN handily defeated THE COLLECTOR in a crowd boring 5 minute uneven melee.
GREASED POLE vanquished THE COLLECTOR in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
GRAND CANYON savagely defeated THE INTERN in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's fight.
MAKER'S MARK was savagely defeated by CRAZY HARRY in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
BUNSEN HONEYDEW was devastated by AMERICAN HIGHWAY in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       21 -   9 -  0      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  21 -  2      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  13 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -  10 -  1      29  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   7 -  0      22  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 459 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SAM 2692                   27  15  2  111 THE MUPPETS (20)
AIMED BLOW       HUMP DAY 3384               9   6  0   87 GR8 PL8TS (353)
LUNGING ATTACK   FORTY NINE MILE 3506       11   4  0   52 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
PARRY-STRIKE     MAKER'S MARK 3507          10   2  0   39 2233 BOURBON ST (362)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KANJI SAI 3456.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ESCUZME 3386.  The ten other most popular fighters were KANJI SAI 3456, CAKE 
TESTER 3481, AMERICAN HIGHWAY 3565, FORTY NINE MILE 3506, GRAND CANYON 3552, HUMP DAY 
3384, CLASS CLOWN 3494, GREASED POLE 3490, CRAZY HARRY 3513, and SAM 2692.

The least popular fighter this week was NERF GUN 3287.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE INTERN 3446, TRADER JOE 3523, IMA HYBO 3492, BUNSEN HONEYDEW 3567, 
MAKER'S MARK 3507, LINK HOGTHROB 3571, BEAUREGARD 3536, SAM 2692, CRAZY HARRY 3513, 
and GREASED POLE 3490.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes